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The Comeback Kid

Greedy triple-disc excavation of The King's finest hour

Elvis Costello

Fifth phase of two-disc reissue series

Irma Thomas – Straight From The Soul

Unsung '60s soul queen of New Orleans

Smokey Robinson – Food For The Spirit

Diabolical gospel outing for soul legend

Various Artists – How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths songs covered by indie/emo hopefuls

Last Exit

Swan song from prolific Dayton, Ohio combo, while frontman flies solo

The Mooney Suzuki – Alive & Amplified

NYC rockers named after Can vocalists

Two Brothers

Twin tigers star in coming-of-age parable

Support Your Local Sheriff – Support Your Local Gunfighter

Amiable comedy westerns starring James Garner, from 1969 and 1971. In the first he brings order to a lawless gold-rush town; in the second he's a conman passing off his sidekick (Jack Elam) as a deadly gunslinger. Both are droll delights, with amazing supporting casts that include Bruce Dern and Walter Brennan

Five Minutes To Live

Johnny Cash is the criminal holding a banker's wife to ransom in this extraordinarily low-budget 1961 B-flick. Originally christened Door-To-Door Maniac, Cash is only too convincing as its eponymous gun-waving psycho, a-leerin' and a-sneerin' and even a-singin' the title tune. Look out, too, for an absurdly young Ron Happy Days Howard as the irksome brat who saves the day.
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